Wright (family name)

Origin and meaning

The English word wright means something like " craftsman ", in compositions mostly translated as "-maker" or "-bauer" (e.g. wheelwright, shipbuilder).

Name bearer

Noble family

Wright (noble family) , Finnish noble family

A.

Abdel Wright (* 1977), Jamaican singer and guitarist
Alan Wright (* 1971), English football player and coach
Adam Thomas Wright (* 2000), English actor
Alberta Wright († 2015), American restaurateur
Alex Wright (* 1975), German wrestler
Alice Morgan Wright (1881–1975), American sculptor, suffragette and animal rights activist
Alison Wright (writer) , British writer
Alison Wright (athlete) (born 1949), New Zealand athlete
Alison Wright (journalist) (born 1961), American photojournalist and writer
Alison Wright (art historian) (born 1965), British art historian
Alison Wright (actress) (born 1976), British actress
Alison Wright (cyclist) (* 1980), Australian cyclist
Almroth Wright (1861-1947), British bacteriologist and immunologist
Aloma Wright (born 1950), American actress
Alphonse Wright (1887– ??), Belgian football player
Amy Wright (born 1950), American actress
André Joseph Wright (1936–2010), Nigerien diplomat
Andrew Barkworth Wright (1895–1971), British colonial administrator
Andrew Harry Wright (* 1985), English badminton player
Andwuelle Wright (* 1997), Trinidadian track and field athlete
Andy Wright , Australian sound engineer
Ann Wright (born 1947), retired Colonel in the United States Army
Antoine Wright (* 1984), American basketball player
Arin Wright (* 1992), American soccer player
Arthur Wright (soccer player, 1898) (1898–1974), English soccer player
Arthur Wright (soccer player, 1919) (1919–1985), English soccer player
Arthur Wright (musician) (1937–2015), American R&B musician
Artice L. Wright (1924-2011), American bishop
Ashley Wright (* 1987), English snooker player
Ashley B. Wright (1841-1897), American politician
Augustus Romaldus Wright (1813-1891), American politician
Austin Wright (sculptor) (1911–1997), British sculptor
Austin Wright (writer) (1922-2003), American writer
Austin Tappan Wright (1883–1931), American legal scholar and science fiction author

B.

Bailey Wright (born 1992), Australian soccer player
Basil Wright (1907–1987), British documentary filmmaker
Beals Wright (1879–1961), American tennis player
Beatrice Ann Wright (1917–2018), American psychologist
Ben Wright (actor) (1915–1989), British actor
Ben Wright (cricketer) (born 1987), English cricketer
Benjamin Wright (engineer) (1770–1842), American civil engineer
Benjamin D. Wright (1799–1874), American lawyer, lawyer, and politician
Bernard Wright (* 1963), American funk and jazz musician, keyboardist
Bert Wright , American figure skater
Betty Wright (1953-2020), American soul singer
Bill Wright († 2009), British film editor
Billy Wright ( William Ambrose Wright ; 1924-1994), English football player and coach
Billy Wright (soccer player, 1899) (1899– ??), English soccer player
Billy Wright (soccer player, 1913) (1913– ??), English soccer player
Billy Wright (soccer player, 1931) (born 1931), English soccer player
Billy Wright (singer) (1932–1991), American blues singer
Billy Wright (Soccer Player, 1958) ( William Wright ; * 1958), English soccer player
Billy Wright (soccer player, 1959) (born 1959), English soccer player
Billy Wright (Loyalist) (1960-1997), Northern Irish Loyalist
Billy Wright (soccer player, 1962) (born 1962), New Zealand soccer player
Bob Wright (baseball player) ( Robert Cassius Wright ; 1891-1993), American baseball player
Bob Wright (Composer) ( Robert Craig Wright ; 1914-2005), American film composer and songwriter
Bobby Wright (singer) (born 1942), American country singer
Bobby Jack Wright (born 1950), American football player and coach
Bonnie Wright (born 1991), British film actress
Brad Wright (born 1961), American author and television producer
Bradley Wright-Phillips (born 1985), English football player
Brandan Wright (* 1987), American basketball player

C.

Camilla Wright (* 1967), Norwegian badminton player
Carolyn Wright (* 1946), Australian high jumper
Casey Wright (* 1994), Australian cross-country skier
Chalky Wright (1912–1957), American boxer
Charles Wright (botanist) (1811–1885), American botanist
Charles Wright (poet) (born 1935), American poet
Charles Wright (born 1940), American musician, band leader of Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Charles Wright (wrestler) (born 1961), American wrestler
Charles Frederick Wright (1856–1925), American politician
Charles Harrison Wright (1821-1885), Prussian officer
Charles Henry Wright (1864–1941), English botanist
Charles R. Wright (1927–2017), American sociologist and communication scientist
Charles Romley Alder Wright (1844-1894), English chemist
Charles Seymour Wright (1887–1975), Canadian physicist and polar explorer
Charles William Wright (1863-1936), English cricketer
Charlie Wright (* 1975), Sierra Leonean football player
Chauncey Wright (1830–1875), American mathematician and philosopher
Chely Wright (* 1970), American country singer
Chris Wright (Entrepreneur) British music, media and sports company
Chris Wright (wrestler) (born 1971), American wrestler
Chris Wright (athlete) (born 1971), Bahamian long jumper
Chris Wright (soccer player) (* 1986), English soccer player
Chris Wright (swimmer) (* 1988), Australian swimmer
Chris Wright ( 1988), American basketball player
Chris Wright (basketball player, 1989) (born 1989), American basketball player
Chris Wright (snooker player) , English snooker player
Clarissa Dickson Wright († 2014), British television chef
Claud William Wright (1917-2010), British paleontologist
Clive Wright (born 1965), Jamaican athlete
Clyde Wright (born 1941), American baseball player
Crispin Wright (* 1942), British philosopher
Cyril Wright (1885-1960), British sailor

D.

Dana Wright (born 1959), Canadian athlete
Daniel B. Wright (1812-1887), American politician
Danny Wright (* 1984), English soccer player
Daphne Wright (* 1951), British author
Daria Wright (1859-1938), American golfer and Princess of Serbia; see Daria Karađorđević
Dave Wright (born 1965), English badminton player
Dave Wright (squash player) , Australian squash player
David Wright (musician) (born 1953), British musician and composer
David Wright (born 1965), English badminton player, see Dave Wright
David Wright (soccer player) (born 1980), English soccer player
David Wright (sailor) (* 1981), Canadian sailor
David Wright (baseball player) (born 1982), American baseball player
David Wright (snooker player) , English snooker player
David Frederick Wright (1944–2008), English guitarist and singer, member of The Troggs
Dean Wright (born 1962), American producer and director
Dempsey Wright (1929-2001), American jazz musician
Denis Arthur Hepworth Wright (1911-2005), British diplomat
Dennis H. Wright (* 1931), British pathologist
Denny Wright (1924–1992), British jazz guitarist
Derrick Wright (* 1981), football goalkeeper for Montserrat
Don Wright (* 1959), Australian hurdler
Don J. Wright , American physician and civil servant
Donald O. Wright (1892–1985), American politician
Dorell Wright (born 1985), American basketball player
Dorick McGowan Wright (1945–2020), Belizean clergyman, Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan
Dorothea Wright († 2013), British graphic artist
Dorothy Wright (1889-1960), British sailor
Doug Wright (cricketer) (1914-1998), English cricketer
Doug Wright (comic book artist) (1917–1983), Canadian comic book artist
Doug Wright (soccer player) (1917-1992), English soccer player
Doug Wright (drummer) , British drummer for John Barry Seven and The Family Dogg
Doug Wright (writer) (born 1962), American playwright and screenwriter
Doug Wright (actor) , actor
Drey Wright (* 1995), English soccer player
Dunky Wright (1896–1976), British athlete
Dwayne Wright , football player for the Cayman Islands

E.

EM Wright (1906-2005), British mathematician
Edgar Wright (born 1974), British director
Edward Wright (1561-1615), English mathematician and cartographer
Edward Wright (writer) († 2015), American journalist and writer
Edward F. Wright (1858–1904), British cricketer and chief of police in Jamaica
Edwin RV Wright (1812–1871), American politician
Edythe Wright (1914-1965), American swing singer
Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright (* 1966), American translator
Elly Wright (* 1940), Austrian jazz singer and music teacher
Elmon Wright (1929–1984), American R&B and jazz trumpeter
Eric Wright (writer) (1929–2015), Canadian writer and university professor
Eric Wright ( American football player , 1959) (born 1959), American football player (cornerback, San Francisco 49ers)

Eric Wright , known as Eazy-E (1964-1995), American rapper

Eric Wright (soccer player) (* 1980), Liberian soccer player

Eric Wright ( American football player , 1985) (born 1985), American football player (cornerback, Cleveland Browns)

Erik Olin Wright (1947–2019), American sociologist

Ernest Vincent Wright (1873-1939), American writer

Ernie Wright ( Ernest Henry Wright; 1939-2007), American football player

Esmond Wright (1915-2003), British historian

Eugene Wright ( The Senator; * 1923), American double bass player

F.

Farnsworth Wright (1888-1940), American publisher
Ferdinand von Wright (1822–1906), Finnish painter and printmaker
Fielding L. Wright (1895–1956), American politician
Frances Wright (1795–1852), American social reformer and feminist
Francis Mastin Wright (1810–1869), American businessman and politician
François-Robert Wright (* 1945), Nigerien officer and politician
Frank Wright (1935–1990), American jazz musician
Frank Wright (marksman) (1878–1931), American marksman
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959), American architect
Frankie Wright (* 1985), American sprinter
Franz Wright (1953–2015), Austrian-American poet
Frazer Wright (born 1979), Scottish football player
Frederick Eugene Wright (1877–1953), American mineralogist and optician

G

Gabriella Wright (* 1982), English actress
Gary Wright (born 1943), American musician
Ged Wright (* 1976), Australian film technician for visual effects
Geoffrey Wright (* 1959), Australian film director
Georg Henrik von Wright (1916–2003), Finnish philosopher
George Wright (Governor) (1779–1842), Governor of Prince Edward Island
George Wright (General) (1801 / 1803-1865), American general
George Wright (baseball player) (1847-1937) American baseball player and golfer
George Wright (Bishop) (1873-1956) British Bishop
George Wright (tennis player) , Australian tennis player
George Wright (musician) (1920–1998), American musician
George Wright (soccer player) (1930-1992), British soccer player
George Wright (athlete) (born 1963), Canadian athlete
George Caleb Wright (1889–1973), American architect
George Ernest Wright (1909–1974), American archaeologist
George F. Wright (1881–1938), American politician, Mayor of Honolulu
George Frederick Wright (1838–1921), American geologist
George G. Wright (1820-1896), American politician (Iowa)
George Hand Wright (1872–1951), American painter
George Melendez Wright (1904–1936), American biologist
George Newenham Wright (around 1794–1877), Irish writer
George Washington Wright (1816-1885), American politician (California)
Gerry Wright (born 1963), American basketball player
Guillermo Wright (1872-1949), Mexican polo player
Gordon Wright (1884-1947), English football player
Gordon Wright (historian) (1912–2000), American historian

H

Haji Wright (* 1998), American football player
Harold Wright (track and field athlete) (1908-1997), Canadian sprinter and sports official
Harold Wright (clarinetist) (1926-1993), American clarinetist
Harold Bell Wright (1872–1944), American author
Harry Wright (baseball player) (1835–1895) American baseball player
Harry Wright (football player) ( Harry Lovegrove Wright ; 1870–1950), Australian Australian football player
Harry Wright (politician) (1875– ??), Canadian politician
Harry Wright (Soccer Player, 1888) ( Harry Fereday Wright ; 1888–1950), English soccer player
Harry Wright (Soccer Player, 1900) ( Harold Wright ; 1900– ??), English soccer player
Harry Wright (football player, February 1909) ( Henry Wright ; 1909–1979), English football player
Harry Wright (soccer player, June 1909) ( Henry Edward Wright ; 1909-1994), English soccer player
Harry von Wright (1859–1925), Prussian officer, most recently lieutenant general
Hector Wright (born 1969), Jamaican soccer player
Heidemarie Wright (* 1951), German politician (SPD)
Hendrick Bradley Wright (1808-1881), American politician
Herbert E. Wright (1917–2015), American geologist and paleontologist
Herman Wright (≈1930), American jazz musician
Horatio Wright (1820–1899), American major general

I.

Ian Wright (rower) (born 1961), New Zealand rower
Ian Wright (soccer player) (born 1963), English soccer player
IO Tillett Wright (* 1985), American author, photographer, television presenter and activist
Irving S. Wright (1901-1997), American medic
Isaac Hempstead-Wright (* 1999), British child actor

J

J. Madison Wright Morris (1984-2006), American film actress

Jack Wright (* 1942), American free jazz and improvisation musician

Jack Wright (soccer player) , Northern Irish soccer player

Jackie Wright (1905–1989), British comedian, musician and actor

Jaguar Wright (born 1977), American singer

James Wright (poet) (1927–1980), American poet

James Wright (ice hockey player) (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player

James Wright ( American football player ) (born 1991), American football player

James Wright (Politician) (1716–1785) British politician and lawyer, Governor of the Province of Georgia

James A. Wright (1902–1963), American politician

James C. Wright (* 1946), American classical archaeologist

Jamey Wright (* 1974), American baseball player

Jamie Wright (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player

Jane C. Wright (1919-2013), American cancer researcher

Janet Wright (badminton) (* around 1920), American badminton player

Janet Wright (actress) (1945-2016), Canadian actress

Janet Wright (tennis player) (born 1953), American tennis player

Jason F. Wright (* 1971), American author and journalist

Jay Wright (writer) (born 1934), American writer

Jay Wright (basketball coach) (born 1961), American basketball coach

Jeffrey Wright (born 1965), American actor

Jeremiah Wright (* 1941), American theologian

Jeremy Wright (* 1972), British lawyer and politician

Jim Wright (1922-2015), American politician

Joe Wright (born 1972), British film director

Johan von Wright (1924–2015), Finnish researcher, philosopher and table tennis player

Johanna Scheringer-Wright (* 1963), German politician (Die Linke), MdL

John Wright (botanist) (1811–1846) American botanist

John Wright (actor) (1905–1989) British comedian, musician and actor

John Wright (boxer) (1929-2001), British boxer

John Wright (chess player) (born 1940), Canadian chess player

John Wright (film editor) , American film editor

John Wright (ice hockey player) (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey player

John Wright (pianist) (born 1934), American jazz pianist

John Wright (Taekwondoin) , Spanish Taekwondo fighter

John B. Wright (1872–1934), American lawyer and politician

John Brewer Wright , American politician

John C. Wright (Politician, 1783) (1783–1861), American politician (Ohio)

John C. Wright (politician, 1801) (1801–1862), American lawyer and politician (New York)

John C. Wright (author) (born 1961), American writer

John G. Wright (1902–1956), Russian-American translator and Trotskyist

John Henry Wright (1852–1908), American classical philologist

John Joseph Wright (1909–1979), American clergyman, Bishop of Pittsburgh

John Michael Wright (1617-1694), English painter

John Vines Wright (1828–1908), American politician

Johnnie Wright (1914-2011), American country singer

Jon Wright (soccer player) (1925-2015), English soccer player

Jon Wright (snooker player) (born 1962), English snooker player

Jon Wright (film director) (* 1971), Northern Irish film director

Jonathan Wright (historian, 1941) (born 1941), British historian and political scientist

Jonathan Wright (Historian, 1969) (born 1969), British historian of religion

Jonathan Wright (director) (* 1970) in Liverpool, British director

Jonathan H. Wright , American economist

José Roberto Wright (* 1944), Brazilian football referee

Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797), English painter

Joseph Wright (Governor) (1810–1867), American politician (Indiana)

Joseph Wright (philologist) (1855–1930), English philologist and dialectologist

Joseph Wright (rower, 1864) (1864-1950), Canadian rower

Joseph Wright (rower, 1906) (1906–1981), Canadian rower

Joseph C. Wright (1892–1985), American production designer

Judith Wright (1915-2000), Australian poet

Jules Wright († 2015), British theater director and entrepreneur

Justine Wright , New Zealand Film Editor

K

KJ Wright (born 1989), American football player
Keith Wright (born 1965), Scottish football player
Kendall Wright (born 1989), American football player
Kirk Wright (born 1981), Jamaican soccer player
Kit Wright (born 1944), British poet and writer

L.

LR Wright (1939–2001), Laurali Rose Wright, also LA Wright, Canadian journalist and writer
Lammar Wright senior (1907–1973), American jazz trumpeter
Lammar Wright junior (1927–1983), American jazz trumpeter
Lan Wright (1923-2010), British science fiction writer
Lawrence Wright (music publisher) (1888–1964), British composer and music publisher
Lawrence Wright (writer) (* 1947), American journalist and author
Leo Wright (1933–1991), American jazz musician
Letitia Wright (* 1993), Guyanese-British actress
Lewis Wright (* ≈1990), British jazz musician
Lewis Wright, Baron Wright of Ashton-under-Lyne (1903–1974), British trade union official and politician
Linbert Wright (* 1981), football player for Montserrat
Lionel Percy Wright (1923-2010), British author
Lizz Wright (* 1980), American jazz musician
Lloyd Wright (1890–1978), American architect and landscape architect
Louis Wright (born 1953), American football player
Louis Booker Wright (1899–1984), American historian, librarian, and author
Lorenzen Wright (1975-2010), American basketball player
Lorenzo Wright (1926–1972), American athlete
Luke Edward Wright (1846–1922), American politician, Governor General of the Philippines

M.

Mack V. Wright (1894–1965), American film director
Magnus von Wright (1805–1868), Finnish painter and ornithologist
Marc Wright (1890–1975), American pole vaulter
Margaret Wright (actress) (1917–1999), American actress
Margaret Wright (politician, around 1922) (* 1922/1923), American politician (People's Party)
Margaret Wright (politician, 1940) (born 1940), British politician (GPEW)
Margaret H. Wright (* 1944), American mathematician
Mark Wright (soccer player, 1963) (born 1963), English soccer player and coach
Mark Wright (Soccer Player, 1970) ( Mark Andrew Wright ; * 1970), English soccer player
Mark Wright (soccer player, 1981) (born 1981), English soccer player
Mark Wright (soccer player, 1982) (born 1982), English soccer player
Martha Wright ( Martha Lucile Wiederrecht ; 1923–2016), American singer and actress
Mary Wright-Shannon (* 1944), English table tennis player, see Mary Shannon
Maureen Wright (* 1939), Australian javelin thrower
Mauricio Wright (* 1970), Costa Rican soccer player
Marie Wright (1862-1949), British actress
Max Wright (1943-2019), American actor
May Wright Sewall (born Mary Eliza Wright ; 1844–1920), American suffragette
Megan Wright (* 1982), Canadian long-distance runner
Michael Wright (architect) (* 1912), Hong Kong architect
Michael Wright (cyclist) (born 1941), British cyclist
Michael Wright (actor) (born 1956), American actor
Michael Wright (politician) (born 1956), Australian politician (Labor Party)
Michael Wright (basketball player) (1980-2015), American basketball player
Michelle Wright (producer) , film producer
Michelle Wright (country singer) (born 1961), Canadian country singer
Michelle Wright (actress) (born 1967), American actress
Mike Wright ( Michael Wright ; 1952-2019), British economist
Muriel Hazel Wright (1889–1975), American historian
Myron Benjamin Wright (1847-1894), American politician

N

Nathalia Wright (1913-2004), American literary scholar
Nathan Wright (Judge) (1654–1721), English judge and Lord Chancellor
Nathan Wright (actor) , British actor
N'Bushe Wright (born 1970), American actress
Neville Wright (* 1980), Canadian bobsledder
Nicholas Wright (playwright) (born 1940), British playwright
Nicholas Wright (doctor) (* 1945), British medic
Nicholas Thomas Wright ( NT Wright, Tom Wright ; * 1948), British theologian and clergyman
Nick Wright (officer) (born 1949), British officer, private secretary to Princess Anne
Nick Wright ( 1975), British football player
Nick Wright (politician) (* 1983), Canadian politician
Nick Wright (sports reporter) (* 1984), American sports reporter
Nick Wright ( born 1987), British football player

O

Oliver Wright (1921-2009), British diplomat
Oliver Wright (boxer) (1947-2018), Jamaican boxer
Orville Wright (1871–1948), American aircraft manufacturer

P

Paul Wright (diplomat) (1915-2005), British diplomat
Paul Wright (soccer player, 1967) (born 1967), Scottish soccer player
Paul Wright (soccer player, 1969) (born 1969), English-American soccer player
Paul Wright (cyclist) (* 1973), English cyclist
Paul Wright (musician) (* 1979), American musician
Paul Wright (director) (born 1981), Scottish film director
Patience Wright (1725–1786), American sculptor
Patricia Wright (* 1944), American behavioral scientist
Patrick Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond (1931-2020), British diplomat
Peter Wright (Martyr) (1603-1651), English priest and martyr
Peter Wright (choreographer) (* 1926), English ballet teacher, choreographer, director and dancer
Peter Wright (automobile designer) (* 1946), British engineer and racing car designer
Peter Wright (tennis player) (born 1963), Irish tennis player
Peter Wright (dart player) (* 1970), Scottish dart player
Peter Maurice Wright (1916–1995), British agent and author
Phyllis Lycett Wright ( Phyllis Lycett ; † 2006), American actress

Q

Quincy Wright (1890–1970), American political scientist

R.

Randall Wright (* 1956), Canadian economist and university professor
Rashad Wright (* 1982), American basketball player
Rayfield Wright (born 1945), American football player and coach
Rhiana Gunn-Wright (* 1988), American political advisor
Richard Wright (painter) (1735 – around 1775), English painter
Richard Wright (soccer player, 1877) (1877-1942), English soccer player
Richard Wright (soccer player, 1903) (1903-1991), English soccer player
Richard Wright (writer) (1908-1960), American writer
Richard Wright (musician) (1943–2008), British musician
Richard Wright (artist) (born 1960), British artist
Richard Wright (producer) (also Richard S. Wright ; * 1960), American film producer
Richard Wright (soccer player, 1977) (born 1977), English soccer player
Richard Pearson Wright (1908-1992), English archaeologist
Richardson L. Wright (1887–1961), American author and editor
Robert Wright (Bishop) (1560–1643), English clergyman, Bishop of Lichfield
Robert Wright (politician) (1752–1826), American politician
Robert Wright, Baron Wright (1869–1964), British lawyer and politician
Robert Wright (special effects artist) , American photographer and film technician
Robert Alexander Wright (1853–1947), New Zealand politician
Robin Wright (born 1966), American film actress
Ron Wright (* 1953), American politician
Ronald Wright (Author) (born 1948), Canadian author and historian
Ronald Wright (Boxer) ( Winky Wright ; * 1971), American boxer
Royston Clifford Wright († 2014), British bishop
Russel Wright (Designer) (1904–1976), American industrial designer
Russel Wright (racing driver) (1929–2013), New Zealand motorcycle racer

S.

Samuel E. Wright (born 1946), American actor and voice actor

Samuel G. Wright (1781–1845), American politician

Sarah Wright (* 1983), American model and actress

Scott Wright (born 1997), Scottish football player

Sewall Wright (1889–1988), American geneticist and evolutionist

Seymour Wright , British improvisation musician

Shahadi Wright-Joseph (* 2005), American actress, singer and dancer

Shaun Wright-Phillips (* 1981), English football player

Shayne Wright (* 1975), German ice hockey player

Silas Wright (1795–1847), American politician

Simon Wright (born 1963), British musician

Specs Wright (1927–1963), American jazz drummer

Stanley Wright († 2011), American jazz musician and music teacher

Stephen Wright (writer) (born 1946), American writer

Stephen Wright (diplomat) (born 1946), British diplomat

Stephen Wright (soccer player, 1961) (born 1961), Australian soccer player

Stephen Wright (journalist) (* 1968), British crime journalist
Stephen Wright (Bishop) (* 1970), British clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Birmingham
Stephen Wright (soccer player, 1971) (born 1971), Scottish soccer player
Stephen Wright (soccer player, 1980) (born 1980), English soccer player
Steven Wright (born 1955), American actor, writer and comedian
Steven Wright (basketball player) (born 1983), American basketball player
Stevie Wright (1947-2015), Australian rock singer
Sue Wright (* 1970), English squash player
Sue Ellen Wright (* 1943), American translation scholar, terminologist and linguist
Susan Wright (* 1963), American writer
Sydney Fowler Wright (1874-1965), British writer
Syreeta Wright (1946-2004), American singer and songwriter, see Syreeta

T

Tanisha Wright (* 1983), American basketball player
Teresa Wright (1918–2005), American actress
Teya Wright (* 1989), American basketball player
Thelma Wright (* 1951), Canadian medium and long distance runner
Theodore Lyman Wright (1858–1926), American classical philologist and art historian
Thomas Wright (philosopher) (1711–1786), British philosopher
Thomas Wright (garden architect) , Irish garden designer in the 18th century
Thomas Wright (painter) (1792–1849), English painter and engraver
Thomas Wright (geologist) (1809-1884), Scottish geologist
Thomas Wright (archaeologist) (1810–1877), English archaeologist and writer
Thomas Wright (tennis player) (born 1998), British tennis player
Thomas Lee Wright , American film producer, film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker
Thomas M. Wright (* 1983), Australian actor
Tom Wright (born 1948), British theologian and Bishop of Durham, see Nicholas Thomas Wright
Tom Wright (actor) (born 1952), American actor
Tom Wright (architect) (born 1957), British architect
Tommy Wright (soccer player, 1928) (born 1928), Scottish soccer player
Tommy Wright (soccer player, 1944) (born 1944), English soccer player
Tommy Wright (soccer player, 1963) (born 1963), Northern Irish soccer player
Tommy Wright (soccer player, 1966) (born 1966), Scottish soccer player
Tommy Wright (soccer player, 1984) (born 1984), English soccer player
Tracy Wright (1959-2010), Canadian actress
Trevor Wright (athlete) (born 1946), British athlete
Trevor Wright (actor) (born 1982), American actor
Turbutt Wright (1741–1783), American politician
Tyler Wright (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player

V

Vernon S. Wright (1889–1934), American politician
Victoria Wright (* 1974), French badminton player of Bulgarian origin

W.

Walter Wright (1866–1933), New Zealand painter
Warwick Wright (1875-1945), British motorboat enthusiast
Wayne Wright (1932-2008), American jazz guitarist
Wilbur Wright (1867–1912), American aircraft manufacturer
Will Wright (actor) ( William H. Wright ; 1894–1962), American actor
Will Wright (game developer) ( William Ralph Wright ; * 1960), American game developer
William Wright (priest) (1562–1639) British clergyman and missionary
William Wright (botanist) (1735-1819) Scottish botanist and physician
William Wright (politician) (1794–1866), American politician
William Wright (Orientalist) (1830-1889), English Orientalist
William Wright (Bishop) ( William Joseph Wright ; * 1952), Australian clergyman, Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle
William B. Wright (1806–1868), American lawyer and politician
William Bacon Wright (1830–1895), American lawyer and politician
William Bourke Wright (1876-1939), British geologist
William C. Wright (1866–1933), American politician
William H. Wright (Producer) (1902–1980), American producer and screenwriter
William Hammond Wright (1871-1959), American astronomer
William Robert Wright (1935–2012), American politician
Wilmer Cave Wright (1868–1951), American classical philologist
Woody Wright (born 1957), American singer and composer

Z

Zack Wright (born 1985), American basketball player